What is to face in defiance; to confront; as, to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [Archaic] called?
affront — To face in defiance; to confront; as, to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [Archaic]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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